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Ana CeballosNovember 14, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott wants to give $100 million to housing and workforce programs that will aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma — the largest storm to hit the state in decades –, under his proposed state budget for 2018-19. “Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida and affected communities statewide,” Scott said. “Due to the impact […]

Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham wants to put a stop to Florida utility ratepayers paying for nuclear power plants that were never built or which never worked, or for paying for fracking exploration in Florida. The former congresswoman from Tallahassee went nuclear Tuesday denouncing the 2006 law that allowed Florida investor-owned utility companies to charge […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 2017

In Jacksonville Tuesday to introduce his budget, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed the continuing Roy Moore scandal — and condemned the Alabama U.S. Senate candidate’s behavior in the strongest possible terms Moore has dealt with a tsunami of revelations about “dating” teenagers while he was district attorney in the Gadsden area, with some of the women charging […]

Drew WilsonNovember 13, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work, spent over $1.2 million last month on advertising, a blitz that foreshadows his likely 2018 bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Bill Nelson. Of the committee’s $1,281,290 in expenditures last month, $1,229,813 went towards ads. The main beneficiary was Maryland-based OnMessage, which has […]

Staff ReportsNovember 13, 2017

Last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced seven appointments and reappointments to a variety of Florida boards and commissions. Florida Board of Pharmacy Scott began by appointing two to the Florida Board of Pharmacy. Dr. Jeffrey Mesaros, 40, of Orlando, is the senior legal counsel of pharmacy practice for CVS Health. Mesaros received his doctor of […]

Ana CeballosNovember 10, 2017

A day after the Agency for Health Care Administration was criticized for erroneously claiming in a press release that five nursing home facilities had not met a key deadline in Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency generator rule, the agency said it prompted an “excellent result” with facilities submitting their information. The Florida Health Care Association, though, […]

Peter SchorschNovember 10, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s office announced Thursday evening that he had signed the executive order setting a special election to replace Democratic Rep. Daisy Baez in Miami-Dade’s House District 114. A special primary election will be held on Feb. 20, 2018, with the general election to follow on May 1. Baez resigned her House seat on […]

Phil AmmannNovember 10, 2017

Northeast Florida is winning — bigly. Check the scoreboard. Or read the articles in this week’s edition. The next leader of the Senate Democrats — Jacksonville’s own Audrey Gibson. The new budget chief in the Senate — Fleming Island’s own Rob Bradley. And yeah, there were … things … that happened … to allow both […]

Bob SparksNovember 9, 2017

What a year we’re having in Florida’s capital city. Just not in a good way. In April, we had the sad spectacle of Miami Republican Sen. Frank Artiles resigning from the Senate after uttering racial slurs in the direction of Jacksonville Democrat Audrey Gibson. Less than two weeks ago, incoming Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Clemens […]

Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2017

If Rick Scott runs for the U.S. Senate next year (as nearly everyone in Florida politics expects), he will have to deal with Donald Trump and his sagging poll numbers. But less than 48 hours after Democrats posted big wins across the country Tuesday, the Republican governor shows no appetite to analyze the results of […]

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Rick Scott proposes $100 million for Hurricane Irma aid programs

Gwen Graham goes nuclear over recovery fees, fracking fees

Rick Scott calls on Roy Moore to withdraw from Senate race if ‘disgusting’ revelations are true

Rick Scott spent more than $1.2M on advertising last month

Rick Scott announces seven state board appointments

After generator rule deadline passes, AHCA’s tactic draws confusion

Rick Scott sets Feb. 20 primary, May 1 general for HD 114

Jacksonville Bold for 11.10.17 — November reign

Supreme Court brings new meaning to ‘oral arguments’

Rick Scott refuses to play pundit over GOP’s bad night